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2023 Best Value Criminology Doctor's Degree Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$13,356 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Criminology Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 81 degrees and certificates were awarded to criminology students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #142 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Criminology Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Criminology Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Criminology Doctor's Degree School

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Irvine the best value school in California for criminology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UC Irvine are $13,356 a year.

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Best Value Criminology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Criminology Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 7
Nevada 6

One of 12 majors within the area of study, criminology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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